- Date
- April 28, 1992, 09:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Elbert, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5282VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920428011929A
- Case key
- 18206
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Probable cause
Failure of the crankshaft left accessory gear which resulted in a complete power loss. A factor was: lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While in cruise flight after being airborne approximately one hour a total loss of power occurred. A forced landing was conducted to terrain which was rough and uneven. During landing roll the aircraft nosed over. Investigation revealed a mechanical failure of the crankshaft left accessory drive gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5282V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0492
- Airframe hours
- 3,127
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aspen Air Corporation
- Registered owner
- Flight Time One
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1992 · 86 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,450 total · 200 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.